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tight race right now with some serious national implications the democrats have secured a majority in the senate, but whatever happens here could mean the difference between outright majority, a 51st seat or 50-50 split. you talked about the numbers. the turnout has been remarkable, more than 1.8 million casting their ballots and $400 million spent in advertising one of the most expensive races of all time. back to you. >> peter alexander, for us there, thank you >>> the department of homeland security has once again extended the deadline for air travelers to get their real i.d. cards instead of next may, the new deadline will be may 2025. state offices that issue the enhanced driver's licenses and identification cards are still working through pandemic backlogs once enforcement begins, anybody 18 and older will need real i.d. or other acceptable forms of identification to board domestic flights. >>> all right. we want to head overseas now to the mystery of an american warship that had been missing since world war i. on this day in 1917, the "uss jacob jones" became the first major am
tight race right now with some serious national implications the democrats have secured a majority in the senate, but whatever happens here could mean the difference between outright majority, a 51st seat or 50-50 split. you talked about the numbers. the turnout has been remarkable, more than 1.8 million casting their ballots and $400 million spent in advertising one of the most expensive races of all time. back to you. >> peter alexander, for us there, thank you >>> the...
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the razor-tight races with control of congress hanging in the balance. in pennsylvania a dead heat in the senate battle between john fetterman and mehmet oz. in georgia can senator raphael warnock hold off challenger herschel walker? president biden spending election eve in maryland, while former president trump heads to ohio to rally with j.d. vance, the republican battling tim ryan for senate. more than 30 million early votes cast could break turnout records. also tonight the state of emergency in florida. hurricane and tropical storm watches up as subtropical storm nicole takes aim. we've got the new track. the new numbers on child rsv cases. 77% of pediatric hospital beds filled nationwide. what parents need to know. >>> the chaos at twitter under new owner elon musk. after laying off nearly half its workforce the company reportedly scrambling to hire some key workers back. and is facebook next in line for mass layoffs? >>> and the world record powerball jackpot. nearly $2 billion up for grabs tonight. >> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with le
the razor-tight races with control of congress hanging in the balance. in pennsylvania a dead heat in the senate battle between john fetterman and mehmet oz. in georgia can senator raphael warnock hold off challenger herschel walker? president biden spending election eve in maryland, while former president trump heads to ohio to rally with j.d. vance, the republican battling tim ryan for senate. more than 30 million early votes cast could break turnout records. also tonight the state of...
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. >> reporter: florida voters sharply divided with polls razor tight. >> reporter: why trump? >> because of what he did the first three years in office. >> i think it's time for a change. it's time for something different. >> reporter: meanwhile overnight a victory for republicans. a federal appeals court ruling that mail-in ballots in minnesota must be received by election day in order to be counted. it comes as president donald trump has argued for months the mail-in process is rigged. >> with these ballots, who's sending them, who's receiving them, who's bringing them back, who's signing them? it's ridiculous. >> and of course no evidence of backing up the president's allegations, but meanwhile, more than one-third of the eligible voters have cast their ballots far surpassing the previous 2016 levels. >> and another concern. tell us about it. >> reporter: savannah, that is right, that two people who attended the president's rally in gastonia, north carolina, have tested positive for covid. but it is thought that they were not to be from the rally, but rather two individual
. >> reporter: florida voters sharply divided with polls razor tight. >> reporter: why trump? >> because of what he did the first three years in office. >> i think it's time for a change. it's time for something different. >> reporter: meanwhile overnight a victory for republicans. a federal appeals court ruling that mail-in ballots in minnesota must be received by election day in order to be counted. it comes as president donald trump has argued for months the...
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now unmistakable first came the crowds at rallies coast-to-coast now new polls showing warren in a razor-tight race with joe biden. warren posting narrow leads in pos critical early states, iowa, new hampshire and nationally, though within the margin of error. in each poll, warren, biden and bernie sanders leaving the rest of the field behind. >> i don't do polls. we're still four and a half months away from the first caucus in iowa and first primary election right here in new hampshire. for me, this is about a chance to get out and talk to people. >> reporter: warren, the progressive fire brand, now gaining support beyond the early states, too. impressing pennsylvania democratic voters who sat down with nbc's harry smith last week >> i like elizabeth warren i like what she represents for the people and i think she's got what it takes. >> reporter: also taking notice of warren's recent surge, joe biden. in recent weeks he's increased attacks on her support for medicare for all saying she's not honest with the american people what it will cost in taxes. lester >> garrett, thank you. >>> there i
now unmistakable first came the crowds at rallies coast-to-coast now new polls showing warren in a razor-tight race with joe biden. warren posting narrow leads in pos critical early states, iowa, new hampshire and nationally, though within the margin of error. in each poll, warren, biden and bernie sanders leaving the rest of the field behind. >> i don't do polls. we're still four and a half months away from the first caucus in iowa and first primary election right here in new hampshire....
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the razor tight race between two female congresswomen, republican >> we know is in lock step with the president's agenda from health care to the border wall. >> does president trump hurt you or help you? >> he won arizona and energizes republicans. >> reporter: sinema, an educator and try athlete voted to fund the border law but oppose the president's tax cuts. >> a vote for sinema is a wasted vote. >> reporter: why should those voters that agree with his agenda vote for you? >> i vote against the issues when they are wrong for arizona. >> reporter: women around the country are running in record numbers. 23 women on the ballot for u.s. focus on female candidates, even more critical cobeeme voters who are shaping up to possibly be one of the most consequential voting blocks this year. a recent national poll shows women voters are breaking for democrats by a margin of more than 2-1 like democrat judy in phoenix who organized her book club into a movement aimed at putting women in office. >> we have 30 people here making phone calls to neighbors. >> reporter: republican women are energiz
the razor tight race between two female congresswomen, republican >> we know is in lock step with the president's agenda from health care to the border wall. >> does president trump hurt you or help you? >> he won arizona and energizes republicans. >> reporter: sinema, an educator and try athlete voted to fund the border law but oppose the president's tax cuts. >> a vote for sinema is a wasted vote. >> reporter: why should those voters that agree with his...
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. >> reporter: winfrey's visit comes as abrams is locked in a razor-tight race with republican brian kemp. democrats accusing abrams' opponent of using his office, secretary of state, to purge thousands of minorities from the voting rolls. kemp has vehemently denied any voter suppression. the vice-president stumping for him. >> i'd like to remind stacy and oprah and will ferrell, i'm kind of a big deal, too. >> reporter: oprah usually stays on the political sidelines. endorsing barack obama in 2007 and hillary clinton in 2016. still, oprah didn't miss a chance to take a not so subtle swipe at the trump-era politics of division. >> and i know it's easy for a lot of people to feel that you have no power against those injustices. but this is what i'm here to tell you. this land was made for you and me. [ cheers and applause ] >> this land was made for you and me. that's not just a song. that's the truth. >> reporter: hoping that message will help make history. kristen welker, nbc news, decatur, georgia. >> president trump's heated immigration rhetoric is now the target of two federal la
. >> reporter: winfrey's visit comes as abrams is locked in a razor-tight race with republican brian kemp. democrats accusing abrams' opponent of using his office, secretary of state, to purge thousands of minorities from the voting rolls. kemp has vehemently denied any voter suppression. the vice-president stumping for him. >> i'd like to remind stacy and oprah and will ferrell, i'm kind of a big deal, too. >> reporter: oprah usually stays on the political sidelines....
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. >> we're continuing to watch a razor-tight vote for president. we've got several states still outstanding as too close to call, including florida, michigan, nevada, north carolina recently went into the trump margin. let's go to andrea mitchell right now at the clinton headquarters where i know they reacted to that slew of clinton calls a few minutes ago. but again, we continue to watch those yellow states. >> reporter: well, there was obviously some upset, considerable upset about north carolina, because of north carolina being one place where she went more than almost any place except florida. that said, their hopes now reside in michigan, in new hampshire. a lot of hope that they can pull this through in new hampshire. and also, as you were pointing out, the possibility of arizona. they need to hold wisconsin. i don't know how much of that vote, you say that milwaukee is in, but madison would obviously be a huge area. if madison is indeed out, that could be the balance of power. regarding those senate raises, though, that is another huge blow.
. >> we're continuing to watch a razor-tight vote for president. we've got several states still outstanding as too close to call, including florida, michigan, nevada, north carolina recently went into the trump margin. let's go to andrea mitchell right now at the clinton headquarters where i know they reacted to that slew of clinton calls a few minutes ago. but again, we continue to watch those yellow states. >> reporter: well, there was obviously some upset, considerable upset...
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. >> reporter: as americans focus on the razor-tight presidential race between hillary clinton and donald trump, u.s. officials tell nbc news the government has its eyes on potential threats to election day security. according to multiple sources, the u.s. has launched an unprecedented effort to protect the country against cyber attacks aimed at sowing confusion as americans head to the polls. current and former officials say an attack on critical infrastructure, including the u.s. power grid, is 1 of the 3 worst case scenarios on the list of concerns. one highly placed intelligence source tells nbc news -- your vote is safe. you just might not have any lights. also on the list, a large-scale denial of service. in other words -- part of the internet goes down. or, a cyber attack aimed at disabling communications and transportation in swing states. but intelligence sources in a senior obama national security official tells nbc news they believe a more likely scenario would involve hackers from russia or somewhere else using social media for an 11th hour document dump of false information,
. >> reporter: as americans focus on the razor-tight presidential race between hillary clinton and donald trump, u.s. officials tell nbc news the government has its eyes on potential threats to election day security. according to multiple sources, the u.s. has launched an unprecedented effort to protect the country against cyber attacks aimed at sowing confusion as americans head to the polls. current and former officials say an attack on critical infrastructure, including the u.s. power...
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to the gymnastics team. 20 years ago, it was razor tight between the u.s. and russia. in the end, the americans captured all around gold, assuring their place in history. the year, 1996. the sport, gymnastics. the athletes amanda gordon. >> the team has done everything right. >> there was gigantic gymnastics. >> dominique dawes. shannon miller. dominique matiano. jaycee phelps and kerry scruggs. >> kerry scruggs won a gold medal for the u.s. olympic team. >> becoming forever known as the magnificent seven. so what's it like for all of you being back together? >> it's surreal. you know, 20 years later, it's good just to see that everyone is happy, everyone is healthy. everyone is married and they're starting families or have families of their own. >> shannon, back to your career. the most decorated u.s. gymnast of all times does that seem to long ago? >> in some ways can you close your eyes and feel the sweat and smell the chalk. it seems a lifetime ago. >> you were the first to ever get a gold medal. what does that accomplishment mean to you still today? >> i this i th
to the gymnastics team. 20 years ago, it was razor tight between the u.s. and russia. in the end, the americans captured all around gold, assuring their place in history. the year, 1996. the sport, gymnastics. the athletes amanda gordon. >> the team has done everything right. >> there was gigantic gymnastics. >> dominique dawes. shannon miller. dominique matiano. jaycee phelps and kerry scruggs. >> kerry scruggs won a gold medal for the u.s. olympic team. >>...
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the night is expected to be heated with the race razor tight. on the republican side, donald trump booed for slamming ted cruz. >> he didn't report his bank loans. say whatever you want, he didn't report bank loans. >>> boycotting the oscars. jada pinkett smith blasts the academy, suggesting a boycott for the lack of diversity among nominees. her husband will smith among nose snubbed. will others join her protest? >>> fantastic finish. a playoff game for the finish. the packers hail mary as time ran out to tie the game. >> oh, what a catch! >> the cardinals answer with a huge play of their own in overtime. >> extending the play, crosses the field, larry fitzgerald. fitzgerald will take it to green bay territory. >> was it enough? let's say, cardinals fans still celebrating today, sunday, january 17th, 2016. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> welcome to "today" on this sunday morning. i'm erica hill. >> glad to have you with us. i'm craig melvin with sheinelle jones and dylan dreyer also her
the night is expected to be heated with the race razor tight. on the republican side, donald trump booed for slamming ted cruz. >> he didn't report his bank loans. say whatever you want, he didn't report bank loans. >>> boycotting the oscars. jada pinkett smith blasts the academy, suggesting a boycott for the lack of diversity among nominees. her husband will smith among nose snubbed. will others join her protest? >>> fantastic finish. a playoff game for the finish. the...
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florida is going to be razor tight all night. >> i would love geeking out with chuck todd. chuck, thanks. >> paul ryan's home state has fallen to the democrats. >> midwestern firewall is holding for president obama. >> that wisconsin call is such a big deal because it is now just ohio away for the president. >> we've been following florida. want to go back to the drama. >> 2,000 beep remembers going off for all the lawyers already in florida because everybody knew this would be a tight race. >> do they still use beepers down there, do they? >> speaking to obama campaign officials who say that they like what they are seeing right now. >> in the words of one source close to the romney campaign so far this night is stinging. >> it wasn't a very romantic campaign. >> hang on, chuck. hang on, chuck. >> here we go. >> we've got some critical calls. >> yes, we do. >> let's see now, roll them. ohio, president obama. >> brian, there's no what ifs anymore. that's done. >> gone from excited to election. take a moment to take it all in. >> president barack obama has become the fourth d
florida is going to be razor tight all night. >> i would love geeking out with chuck todd. chuck, thanks. >> paul ryan's home state has fallen to the democrats. >> midwestern firewall is holding for president obama. >> that wisconsin call is such a big deal because it is now just ohio away for the president. >> we've been following florida. want to go back to the drama. >> 2,000 beep remembers going off for all the lawyers already in florida because everybody...
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we've seen the polls razor tight here. you have a storm coming. are you at all concerned that -- let's assume power could be out in a lot of these places through election day. is that now a card? >> it's seven days from the time the storm passes until election day. we've taken precautions to move up polling places to higher spots for restoration. the power company is well aware of that. i don't think it will interfere with voting. the ground game is the best i've seen in my 20 years in politics for the republican team here, lester. about 4 million phone calls. 1.5 million door knocks. people are very engaged. they're energized. a lot of young people are helping the republican team this time and i think we're going to win virginia. >> you mentioned unemployment. you're under the national average here, thank goodness, but you hava lot of government jobs, a lot of military jobs. a series of mandatory cuts in defense spend iing at the end o the year. i know you have criticized the president on this but paul ryan vo voted for that. so how do you make t
we've seen the polls razor tight here. you have a storm coming. are you at all concerned that -- let's assume power could be out in a lot of these places through election day. is that now a card? >> it's seven days from the time the storm passes until election day. we've taken precautions to move up polling places to higher spots for restoration. the power company is well aware of that. i don't think it will interfere with voting. the ground game is the best i've seen in my 20 years in...
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. >> michael, i'm going to start with you, the race we know is razor tight. obama team says they have the ability to get out the vote in the key states. if you were a campaign, which is better to have? >> i think the momentum has favored governor romney the last three weeks, ever since the first debate. the question is whether president obama coderized the bleeding in that third and final debate. it's razor thin and the goal of both men right now is twofold, energize your base and make a play for independence. that's what you see them doing in the final 13 days. >> we see the president very fiery out on the campaign trail deploying his favorite term, romnesia. is there any danger on the part of the president by using sarcasm that he is going to turn off independents, though he may be firing up the base? >> i think he's responding to criticism that he hasn't talked enough about his own plan for second term. he's released a booklet outlining exactly what he would do in a second term and the senator romney idea of patriotism so he wants to underscore, no, i don'
. >> michael, i'm going to start with you, the race we know is razor tight. obama team says they have the ability to get out the vote in the key states. if you were a campaign, which is better to have? >> i think the momentum has favored governor romney the last three weeks, ever since the first debate. the question is whether president obama coderized the bleeding in that third and final debate. it's razor thin and the goal of both men right now is twofold, energize your base and...
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tight race. campaigning in florida today president obama tried to turn the focus to medicare. >> i want you to know, florida, i will never turn medicare into a voucher. >> reporter: the president is enjoying a post convention bump, the latest galup poll showing him up. romney disclosed he would preserve the most popular parts of the president's health care plan, something he said before but went into more detail today. >> i'm not getting rid of all health care reform. there are a number of things that i like that i will put in place. >> reporter: romney said he would allow individuals to add policies to cover family members up to any age and the candidates sparred over taxes. when asked to name a loop hole he targeted romney replied. >> people at the high end, taxpayers will have fewer deductions. >> reporter: he gave no further specifics opening the door for president obama to take a swipe. >> that is not bold leadership. that's bad math. that gets a failing grade. >> reporter: ann romney also e
tight race. campaigning in florida today president obama tried to turn the focus to medicare. >> i want you to know, florida, i will never turn medicare into a voucher. >> reporter: the president is enjoying a post convention bump, the latest galup poll showing him up. romney disclosed he would preserve the most popular parts of the president's health care plan, something he said before but went into more detail today. >> i'm not getting rid of all health care reform. there...
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if the polls show a close race that's razor tight, how do you account for that confidence and do you share it? >> i don't know who you are talking to. i think everybody knows this is a close race. you're going to have to make every minute of every day count making sure people know the choice they have, the difference between the two candidates, different visions, policies that have huge consequences to their own lives. i don't walk with any confidence. i know this. the president doesn't share that. this is a very competitive person. he doesn't share any sense of confidence. we have a job to do which is tell american people what the choice is, the consequence of those choice and the different visions for the future. >> you talk about those visions, array of speeches, yours included. many of them were a backward looking defense of what the president did his first term in office. what you hear less of is an affirmative case of what he will do in the next four years, especially on the economy, almost sounds like stay the course, eventually the economy will get better. >> first of all i d
if the polls show a close race that's razor tight, how do you account for that confidence and do you share it? >> i don't know who you are talking to. i think everybody knows this is a close race. you're going to have to make every minute of every day count making sure people know the choice they have, the difference between the two candidates, different visions, policies that have huge consequences to their own lives. i don't walk with any confidence. i know this. the president doesn't...
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bob schrum, does somebody have an advantage beyond the numbers that shows this is a razor-tight race? >> i think there are a couple of things underneath these numbers that are actually pretty good for the president. first of all, as nate silver from the "times" has pointed out, the president has led in 80 pgt of t 80% of the polls in the swing states. secondly, romney is losing hispanics by 48 points. as steve will tell you, you can't lose hispanics by 48 points, be a republican candidate and get elected president. thirdly, i think romney insisted so strongly that this was purely a referendum. if you feel badly about the economy, vote for me, i'm not going to tell you much else about myself, that he opened a way for the president to define him during what i regard as a critical summer season. >> i think when you look at the numbers there's some news in there that's very bad for president obama. the fact is that the approval level for people -- his handling of the economy is now in the 30s. the pessimism in the country is rising. the wrong track number is increasing. mitt romney has be
bob schrum, does somebody have an advantage beyond the numbers that shows this is a razor-tight race? >> i think there are a couple of things underneath these numbers that are actually pretty good for the president. first of all, as nate silver from the "times" has pointed out, the president has led in 80 pgt of t 80% of the polls in the swing states. secondly, romney is losing hispanics by 48 points. as steve will tell you, you can't lose hispanics by 48 points, be a republican...
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tight until november. president obama greeted by thundering and sustained applause as stars turned out for an event sponsored by hollywood's gay community. newly energized after the president's recent endorsement of same-sex marriage. >> the fight for equality and justice on behalf of the lgbt community is just part of a broader fight on behalf of all americans. >> reporter: mr. obama ticked off a litany of what he sees as his biggest accomplishments. >> i keep a little checklist of my accomplishments at the oval office. every so often i take a look at it and i say, you know what? we're doing okay. >> reporter: but on the stump in texas, mitt romney took direct aim. >> 23 million americans out of work or stopped looking for work or can only get part-time work and need full-time employment. the median income in america the last 3 1/2, 4 years has dropped by 10%. >> reporter: republicans are also trying to paint the president as being out of touch for frequently fund-raising in tinseltown. the president atte
tight until november. president obama greeted by thundering and sustained applause as stars turned out for an event sponsored by hollywood's gay community. newly energized after the president's recent endorsement of same-sex marriage. >> the fight for equality and justice on behalf of the lgbt community is just part of a broader fight on behalf of all americans. >> reporter: mr. obama ticked off a litany of what he sees as his biggest accomplishments. >> i keep a little...
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tight race? kristen welker, nbc news, los angeles. >>> most rivers in north carolina are receding today, but some in the eastern part of the state continue to rise after torrential rains earlier this week. authorities say much of the town of windsor will remain under water for several days. as much as 23 inches of rain fell in that area. more than 250 people have been rescued since last thursday. >>> when nbc "nightly news" continues this saturday, a story that has shocked so many people, a promising young life lost. now some high profile voices are speaking out saying there is hope. >>> later, one hard-hit community finds reward right in its own backyard. >>> this week's suicide of a rutgers university student, the victim of a cruel and humiliating prank, has captured the attention of the nation, but the incident was not as rare as it might seem and now there are increased calls for action to help young people when they're most vulnerable. nbc's rahema ellis has our story. >> reporter: today a m
tight race? kristen welker, nbc news, los angeles. >>> most rivers in north carolina are receding today, but some in the eastern part of the state continue to rise after torrential rains earlier this week. authorities say much of the town of windsor will remain under water for several days. as much as 23 inches of rain fell in that area. more than 250 people have been rescued since last thursday. >>> when nbc "nightly news" continues this saturday, a story that has...